It was a slow day in the Artrocker.com inbox, with one-man-one-dog wannabe-musicians from obscure countries playing noseflutes to try and gain some exposure making up the bulk. Luckily, included amongst it all was We Are Like the Spider, hailing from Missouri in the States. Once a lonely duo, they’re now a fully-fledged orgy of a foursome.
Ahhhh. I love this.
When Jenny Tuite of the Dirty Dishes emailed us at Artrocker.com, there was no extended press drivel or desperate pleadings for promotion, just a simple "Hey there! Review us? Hope you dig it." along with a download link. Beautiful.
This could have gone either way mind you - such confidence is usually an indicator of an arrogance that often comes along with crap music. Occasionally though, it’s from people who know what they’re doing is damn good, who won’t be all that offended if you don’t want to have a listen.
photo: Jorge Stride
This may come from being a Scot myself, or more simply a backlash against the Twin Atlantic-ism of sounding very fucking Scottish when singing, but I’m really not a fan of over-enunciated accents on recordings. Although back when I was in a band I remember being criticised for not sounding Scottish enough, so maybe it’s Freudian. I’m also very aware that I should be more cautious about slagging my fellow countrymen, as I may end up being chibbed in the street by an enraged Glaswegian.
Despite the initial revulsion, I’ve found that the debut EP from Spaghetti Anywhere is infact quite delightful to listen to. The smiley, happy sunny sound of summer days comes through in each of the four tracks.
We get a lot of submissions from unknown bands in the artrocker.com inbox. Too many to feature, or even to reply to everyone. There’s also the fact that a lot of them don’t send us any images, MP3s, or even use any sort of discernible grammar.. and all this before we even get to err.. ‘enjoy’ what seems to be a mash-up of the latest indie-chart bands in a different package.
Waiting for the Thermals’ next (and 5th) LP - ‘Personal Life’ - is a slow process, with September 7th 2010 the scheduled release date on Kill Rock Stars. To ease the pain, the band have released the new single.. ‘CANADA’.
We reviewed their newest EP just a few days ago, and now Alastair of the Ex Wives has given us some answers to spurious questions.
When an unsigned band is named by the likes of Michael M of We Are the Physics as one of his top 10 acts of the year, you know they’re worth checking out. Ex Wives have been kicking around Glasgow for quite a while now, and been cranking out dismembered, scuzzy music for as long as I can remember.
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